Culture at work is more than country. It includes language background, race and ethnicity, gender, age, disability and neurodiversity, faith practices, caregiving responsibilities, socioeconomic background, tenure/seniority, function, and location (remote/in-office).
This candid fireside chat explores how these dimensions shape what “professional” looks like—how we read email tone, meetings, time, feedback, and decision-making—and how leaders make room for every voice without losing momentum. We’ll surface everyday moments: accents and language proficiency, turn-taking, camera norms, holidays and schedules, name pronunciation, accessibility needs, direct vs. indirect styles, and what “yes” really signals.
Expect practical tools you can use tomorrow: co-creating team agreements, rotating meeting times, using plain language and visuals, offering multiple feedback channels, designing accessible meetings (captions, materials in advance), setting shared context, and repairing quickly when you miss the mark. Goal: leaders who build trust fast, include broadly, and turn differences into performance.
Panelists:
Amod Joshi is an active leader in the Oracle community, he serves as Chair of the Emerging Leaders Committee at Oracle Applications & Technology Users Group, Education Coordinator for Canadian Oracle Technology User Group, and is a frequent speaker, published author, tech blogger, and Oracle evangelist. Amod specializes in the analysis, design, implementation, and support of Oracle ERP and Oracle Cloud solutions, with extensive experience leading enterprise implementations, upgrades, and integrations across commercial and government sectors. Throughout his career, he has held roles including Senior Developer, Solutions Architect, Project Manager, and Director, combining strong technical expertise with strategic leadership.
Moderator:
Anna Kucan is a Senior Oracle DBA and Solutions Architect with 30 years of experience spanning Oracle EBS, database administration, data warehousing, and enterprise infrastructure. She has led major EBS upgrades, Oracle 19c migrations to Exadata Cloud at Customer, and implemented Oracle OBIA and OBIEE analytics solutions against both EBS and bespoke data warehouses. Recipient of the 2024 OATUG Women in Technology Award and a repeat speaker at Oracle OpenWorld and CloudWorld, Anna currently manages Oracle EBS 12.2.8 and the full Oracle database stack at Las Vegas Valley Water District.